Beverly Aarons

Ed King, Executive Director of Pottery Northwest, is transforming the 59-year-old institution by confronting its history and rebuilding its business model to serve Black and Brown artists long excluded from the clay community—not just through messaging, but through operational and economic redesign.

Across The Diaspora is a non-linear, narrative-driven exhibition that centers the voices of African descendants in the Diaspora. Part ancestral memory, part fantastical future, the works of thirteen artists serve as cultural portals—resisting assimilation, reimagining tradition, and daring to dream surreal futures.

The group exhibition, Central District Legacy, on view at ARTE NOIR through August 3, 2025, takes viewers on a visual journey through Seattle’s historically Black neighborhood.